package org.apache.maven.doxia.parser.module;

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/**
 * Provides definitions for a Doxia Parser module. This is used by the Doxia Site Tools to find which
 * Doxia modules can parse files, and where to find these files by default (directory and extension).
 *
 * @since 1.6
 */
public interface ParserModule
{
    /**
     * Returns the directory that contains source files for a given module.
     *
     * @return The source directory.
     */
    String getSourceDirectory();

    /**
     * Returns the supported file extensions for a given module.
     *
     * @return The supported file extensions.
     * @since 1.7 (was String getExtension() before)
     */
    String[] getExtensions();

    /**
     * Returns the parser id for a given module.
     *
     * @return The parser id.
     */
    String getParserId();
}
